Took the truck in yesterday to have the brakes and rotors checked. It pulses when stopping and the front left makes noise when stopping from time to time (not always).
The guys at Firestone chuckled over the spiderwebs throughout the rear brake assembly (hey, I ride the bike when I can
).
They called yesterday afternoon to run over the brake inspection.
New brake pads
Flush the brake fluid
Turn the rotors
Clean out and adjust the rear drums
In addition, they suggested a new battery (rated at 500, at 350 right now). I said to hold off on that. It'll work through the summer and I can snag a new one before winter kicks in. They said the oil was okay but was down a quart or so. No problem, I have oil, I'll take care of that.
Plus the tie rod head was loose and the wheel bearings needed to be repacked.
$500 for the brake stuff, another $250 for the tie rod and wheel bearing work.
Sounds good, go.
Stopped in this morning to get the truck.
Replaced the front rotors. They were too thin after turning. Okay, would have been nice if they'd let me know but I can deal with that.
Took care of the rest without a problem.
As he ran over the inspection, the things I passed on, he mentioned the battery ("yea, I got that"), oil needed to be changed ("you said needed a quart"), the coolant should be flushed ("you didn't mention that at all"), and the differential service ("again, you didn't mention that either").
The coolant I can handle without a problem but differential at $20 I would have said "go for it too" had it been mentioned since they were under the truck anyway. That's why I agreed on the tie rod head and wheel repack. You got the thing apart anyway, take advantage of the situation.
Got to the truck and the seat was all the way forward. Really guys? You couldn't push the seat back?
Part disposal, etc made the total $875.
"Hey, you can save $80 if you get a Firestone credit card."
"Nah, I don't come in all that often and I don't really need another card in my wallet or safe that I don't use."
Carl
